Workplace skills

Students need skills that go beyond subject knowledge to be ready for as-yet-unknown jobs. For institutions, that means preparing them with cognitive abilities – and awareness of how to apply them – for careers now and in future

Engineering education requires up-to-date industry knowledge. Why not deploy your senior students to craft authentic assessments?

Find out how to educate students with the skills needed to succeed in a world beset with uncertainty and instability

With tomorrow’s graduates requiring agility, empathy and leadership capabilities on top of subject knowledge, the path forward is through connection with industry and community partners, as Kevin Koh explains

Teach students to listen, interpret non-verbal cues and understand their peers’ needs through simple classroom strategies

Here are simple ways to nurture self-direction in students – from consulting them on assessments to offering choice on learning objectives – shared by Natalie K Seedan

Learn how to break higher education out of its disciplinary silos through course design, assessment and lessons adapted to the real world

How degree apprenticeship-style teaching can develop the creative and social intelligence students need to succeed in a changing workplace

Find out how one educator integrated the transferable skills students need for employability into a content-heavy course

When graduate students learn to use AI transparently, to seek approvals, respect Indigenous consent and critically assess outputs, they develop skills essential for both academic success and professional practice